Draft:Louisan E. Mamer
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Louisan E. Mamer (August 28, 1910 - December 24, 2005) was a demonstrator and journalist for the Rural Electrification Administration (REA). Under the title of Home Electrification Specialist, Mamer toured the Midwest, demonstrating how to use electrical applications for cooking, laundry, and other utilities.[1] As part of her program, she conducted live demonstrations catered to both men and women, which she concluded with a popular "cooking duel" between two locals.[2] In her capacity as a journalist, Mamer wrote recipes and other publications for the REA. Mamer, who received a BA in Home Economics from the University of Illinois in 1931 and authored articles for the university newspaper,[2] combined technical cooking expertise and communication skills in her engagement with rural Americans. Her work was part of a larger movement within Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal seeking to bring affordable electricity to rural areas of the United States. When Mamer joined the REA in 1935, only ten percent of rural American households had access to electricity. This proportion rose to ninety percent over the next decade in part due to Mamer's programming.[3] By the time of her retirement in 1981, Mamer had become known as the "First Lady of the REA" among her coworkers.[2]
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[edit]- ^ "Louisan E. Mamer Rural Electrification Administration Papers | NMAH.AC.0862 | SOVA, Smithsonian Institution". sova.si.edu. Retrieved 2025-07-24.
- ^ a b c "Now you're cooking with electricity!". 2017-08-24. Retrieved 2025-07-24.
- ^ Blakemore, Erin (2018-03-29). "These Women Taught Depression-Era Americans to Use Electricity". HISTORY. Retrieved 2025-07-24.